Staged advice for optimal use of a shaving device

ABSTRACT

A method, a personal care system and a shaving device for providing staged shaving advice include a processor configured to receive usage data from the shaving device and personal assessment data from a user. The processor is further configured to determine and provide a shaving advice instruction presented to the user based on the usage data and/or the personal assessment data.

This application is the U.S. National Phase application under 35 U.S.C.§ 371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2016/068124, filed on Jul.29, 2016, which claims the benefit of European Application No.15182122.0 filed on Aug. 24, 2015. These applications are herebyincorporated by reference herein.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a personal care system and shaving device, inparticular to the provision of personalized advice related to theshaving device handling and shaving routines in a step by step manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Although significant technological progress has been made in the lastdecades with regard to electrical shaving devices, e.g. pressureadaptation, flexible shaving heads etc., optimal shaving results areoften not reached due to non optimal usage of the shaving device. Nonoptimal usage of a shaving device may result in skin irritation,sometimes even in severe skin irritation. From user testing andobservation it has been learned that a main reason for non optimal usageof the shaving device is caused by improper tool handling and a lack ofknowledge regarding shaving in general.

Hence, proper guidance before, during and after shaving is required.Depending on the specific user, his knowledge, his skin condition etc.,the relevance and importance of multiple elements of guidance may differsignificantly.

From US 2002/0088121 A1 a shaving device is known which uses sensor datain order to analyze proper usage of the shaving device. The shavingdevice comprises a microphone or accelerometer installed next to theshaving blades in order to detect a shaving signal. The detected signalis filtered to remove noise and analyzed by artificial intelligencelogic. Signals from the accelerometer may be used to determine whetherthe user shaves at the correct speed. The microphone may help indicatewhether the shaving blade has become dull or more shaving cream shouldbe used. Thus, whenever a shaving signal is detected that is outside aproper usage range, the shaving device may provide an indication to theuser.

DE 10 2006 004 675 A1 discloses an electric shaver having twohair-cutting units arranged in parallel on a shaving head, which can bepivoted about a pivot axis by means of an actuating member. This knownshaver comprises first and second pressure sensors which, duringoperation, measure a pressure force exerted by the skin on a respectiveone of the two hair-cutting units. The shaver further comprises amicrocontroller for receiving output signals of the pressure sensors andfor controlling an angular position of the shaving head about the pivotaxis by controlling the actuating member based on the output signals ofthe pressure sensors. The microcontroller controls the actuating membersuch that the measured pressure forces on the two hair-cutting unitshave a desired relationship. The shaver may further comprise an inputmember by means of which the user can select a degree of skinsensitivity. The microcontroller controls the actuating member alsobased on the selected degree of skin sensitivity.

However, in order to be comprehensive and actionable, guidance elementsshould be presented in a staged (step by step) manner. In order to haveas much impact as possible, the elements with highest relevance andeffect need to be given first. However, as there are multiple beard andskin types, different environmental conditions, different lifestyles andskills, it is not possible to generate a single standard list withprioritized advice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide an actionable andcomprehensible shaving advice that is most relevant to a user at aspecific moment in time, taking into account the specific physiology,environment, habits and context, in order to achieve the best possibleshaving result.

Accordingly, upon a plurality of input data gathered by the shavingdevice and/or from further sources, e.g. input from the user or theinternet, the invention provides a personalized prioritization ofshaving advice instructions, wherein a selected shaving adviceinstruction is presented to the user in a staged or step by step manner,wherein subsequent advice may be adapted upon detection of changes inthe usage and/or reported feedback.

In an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of providingstaged shaving advice. The method comprises the steps of:

-   -   receiving personal assessment data provided by a user,    -   receiving usage data from a shaving device, said usage data        comprising timing information related to a shaving session,    -   determining a shaving advice instruction, among a plurality of        shaving advice instructions, based on an analysis of the        personal assessment data and the usage data, using logic        associating shaving related data with corresponding shaving        advice instructions, and    -   providing the determined shaving advice instruction to the user        via a user interface.

Personal assessment data may comprise information relating to skinsensitivity, age, hair type, uneven skin, in-growing hair, difficultiesto catch hair, etc., which the user may provide via a user interface inresponse to a questionnaire presented via the user interface. Such auser interface may be a graphical or acoustic user interface. Thepersonal assessment data may also be downloaded from a database in casethe user already provided the data in the past. In particular theinformation relating to skin sensitivity of the user, combined with saidtiming information, is relatively important to determine the shavingadvice instruction to be provided to the user. The timing informationfrom the shaving device may comprise any of: usage count information,including zero counts indicating that the shaving device is used for thefirst time and there is no further usage information present, durationof a shaving session, frequency of shaving sessions, interruption duringshaving sessions which may be an indication of problems or false use,time of the day, etc. The logic is used to determine a personalized orprioritized shaving advice instruction, among a plurality of availableshaving advice instructions, based on an analysis of the personalassessment data and the usage data. This logic may use any kind ofalgorithm or look-up table which enables an association of shavingrelated data with corresponding shaving advice instructions. Thedetermined shaving advice instruction is subsequently provided to theuser via a user interface. This user interface may either be the samegraphical or acoustic user interface as the user interface for providingthe personal assessment data, or may be a different user interface.Accordingly, the user may be provided with the most valuablepersonalized advice at a time such that he may concentrate on the adviceand improve the shaving experience step by step. In this way, the advicegiven is usable for the user, very comprehensive, well memorable andactionable.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprisesstoring the usage data as usage history. The step of determining theshaving advice instruction among the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions is further based on an analysis of the usage history.Providing the usage history may improve the determination of the mostvaluable shaving advice instruction among the plurality of shavingadvice instructions in that the logic may determine patterns in usageand incorporate those in the determination approach.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprisesreceiving user feedback data. The step of determining the shaving adviceinstruction among the plurality of shaving advice instructions isfurther based on an analysis of the user feedback data. The userfeedback data may be provided right after a shaving session again via auser interface or after a certain period of time if it relates to longterm effects. After a shaving session, the user may be provided with afeedback questionnaire comprising one or more questions relating to theshaving experience or the helpfulness of the shaving advice instructionsalready presented. Providing user feedback data may significantly impactthe determination of the shaving advice instruction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprisesgenerating an advice history comprising information about a firstshaving advice instruction. The step of determining the shaving adviceinstruction among the plurality of shaving advice instructions isfurther based on an analysis of the advice history. The shaving adviceinstructions already presented may determine a set of shaving adviceinstructions to be analyzed, or may determine a particular question tobe asked to the user. An advice already presented may be down-weightedor blocked for a given period of time in order to avoid providing thesame advice too often and thereby risking annoying the user. Further,the advice list may help to present a sequence of related shaving adviceinstructions in a meaningful order. In other words, the advice historyprovides a context for determining the next shaving advice instructionto be presented.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprisesreceiving environmental information via an open application programminginterface. The step of determining the shaving advice instruction amongthe plurality of shaving advice instructions is further based on ananalysis of the environmental information. In order to determine themost valuable advice it may help to further incorporate environmentalinformation like humidity, sunshine intensity, wind as well as pollutionlevels and so on. Such data may be stored and optionally pre-categorizedin a cloud or on a server and requested or accessed via the internet ifneeded.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprisesreceiving experience reports from other users, for example via an openapplication programming interface. The step of determining the shavingadvice instruction among the plurality of shaving advice instructions isfurther based on an analysis of the experience reports. In order todetermine the most valuable advice it may help to further incorporatedata from other users with similar usage and/or personal assessmentdata. Such data may be stored and optionally pre-categorized in a cloudor on a server and requested or accessed via the internet if needed.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the usage data furthercomprises pressure data and/or motion data measured by the shavingdevice. The shaving device may have one or more sensors near or inside ashaving head unit, which detect the pressure and/or the motion, e.g.speed, rotation, or angular position, applied by the user duringshaving. This information may be exploited to further improve thedetermination of the advice.

In a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a computerprogram executable in a processing unit, the computer program comprisingprogram code means for causing the processing unit to carry out a methodas defined in the previous aspect of the invention when the computerprogram is executed in the processing unit.

In a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a personal caresystem comprising a shaving device comprising a processing unit and acommunication interface adapted to communicate data with an externaldevice and/or network; a smart device comprising a processing unit, adata storage, a communication interface adapted to communicate data withan external device and/or network, a user interface, and a display unit;and logic associating shaving related data with corresponding shavingadvice instructions. Further, the smart device is adapted to receive,via the user interface, personal assessment data provided by the user,and to receive, via the communication interface, usage data from theshaving device, said usage data comprising timing information related toa shaving session. The processing unit of the smart device is furtheradapted to determine a shaving advice instruction, among a plurality ofshaving advice instructions, based on an analysis of the personalassessment data and the usage data using the logic, and to provide thedetermined shaving advice instruction via the user interface.

Personal assessment data may comprise information relating to skinsensitivity, age, hair type, etc., which the user may provide via theuser interface of the smart device in response to a questionnairepresented via the user interface. The user interface may be a graphicalor acoustic user interface. The personal assessment data may also bedownloaded from a database in case the user already provided the data inthe past. In particular the information relating to skin sensitivity ofthe user, combined with said timing information, is relatively importantto determine the shaving advice instruction to be provided to the userThe timing information provided by the shaving device may comprise anyof: usage count information, including zero counts indicating that theshaving device is used for the first time and there is no further usageinformation present, duration of a shaving session, frequency of shavingsessions, interruption during shaving sessions which may be anindication of problems or false use, time of the day, etc. The logic isused to determine a shaving advice instruction among a plurality ofshaving advice instructions. This logic may use any kind of algorithm orlook-up table which enables an association of shaving related data withcorresponding shaving advice instructions. The determined shaving adviceinstruction is subsequently provided to the user via a user interface.This user interface may either be the same graphical or acoustic userinterface as the user interface for providing the personal assessmentdata, or may be a different user interface. The smart device may be anydevice providing functionality to communicate data with other devicesand process data in accordance with certain instructions, e.g. smartphone, tablet, etc. Furthermore, future systems may use smart mirrorswhich may support different personal care systems and/or entertainmentsystems.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the smart device is adaptedto save the usage data as usage history, and the processing unit of thesmart device is further adapted to determine the shaving adviceinstruction, among the plurality of shaving advice instructions, furtherbased on the usage history. The smart device may store the receivedusage data as history in the data storage of the smart device or in aremote location, e.g. a database hosted by a server or in a cloud. Thatway the data may be saved in case of loss or malfunction of the smartdevice. Furthermore, the data may be provided to other users, e.g. bycategorizing the data and generating certain shaving types/characters.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shaving device comprisesan internal storage adapted to store the usage data for periods in whichthe shaver is not communicatively coupled to the smart device. In casethe smart device is not in communication with the shaving device, e.g.when the smart device is not present, not charged, or there is nocommunication possible due to malfunction of the communicationinterface, etc., the shaving device may store the usage information inthe internal storage and sync the usage history with the smart devicethe next time the smart device is in communication with the shavingdevice.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the smart device is furtheradapted to receive, via an open application programming interface,environmental information and/or experience reports from other users.The processing unit of the smart device is further adapted to determinethe shaving advice instruction, among the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions, further based on an analysis of the environmentalinformation and/or the experience reports. In an embodiment of thepresent invention, the shaving device further comprises a sensor adaptedto measure pressure and/or motion applied to a shaving head unit of theshaving device, wherein the shaving device is adapted to provide data,provided by the sensor, as usage data to the smart device. The sensorsmay be implemented right below the shaving head unit or in other partsof the shaving device. There may be further sensors such as acoustic orvisual sensors which may provide further input to analyze the shavingdevice handling.

In a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a shaving devicecomprising a processing unit, a data storage, and a user interfaceadapted to receive input from or provide output to a user. The shavingdevice is adapted to receive, via the user interface, personalassessment data provided by the user, and to record usage data as usagehistory in the data storage, said usage data comprising timinginformation related to a shaving session. The processing unit is adaptedto determine a shaving advice instruction, among a plurality of shavingadvice instructions, based on an analysis of the personal assessmentdata and the usage data, using logic associating shaving related datawith shaving advice instructions, and to provide the determined shavingadvice instruction via the user interface.

Personal assessment data may comprise skin sensitivity, age, hair type,etc., which the user may provide via the user interface in response to aquestionnaire presented via the user interface. The user interface maybe a graphical or acoustic user interface. It can be provided by theshaving device itself or only be controlled by the shaving device butdisplayed on a smart mirror or another display or interactive devicewhich is communicatively coupled to the shaving device. The personalassessment data may also be downloaded from a database in case the useralready provided the data in the past. In particular the informationrelating to skin sensitivity of the user, combined with said timinginformation, is relatively important to determine the shaving adviceinstruction to be provided to the user. The timing information from theshaving device may comprise any of: usage count information, includingzero counts indicating that the shaving device is used for the firsttime and there is no further usage information present, duration of ashaving session, frequency of shaving sessions, interruption duringshaving sessions which may be an indication of problems or false use,time of the day, etc. The logic is then used to determine a shavingadvice instruction among a plurality of shaving advice instructions.This logic may use any kind of algorithm or look-up table which enablesan association of shaving related data with corresponding shaving adviceinstructions. The determined shaving advice instruction is subsequentlyprovided to the user. The determined advice may be presented via a userinterface which may be the same as the input user interface or anotherinterface. For example, the input user interface may be a graphical userinterface while the output user interface may be acoustic. Like thepersonal care system according to the invention, the shaving deviceaccording to the invention may be connected to a remote server or cloudvia the internet to exchange data. For this purpose, the shaving devicemay comprise a communication interface, which preferably enables bothshort signal communication, such as Bluetooth, as well as wireless orwired internet access.

It shall be understood that the method of providing staged shavingadvice of claim 1, the computer program of claim 9, the personal caresystem of claim 10 and the shaving device of claim 15 have similarand/or identical preferred embodiments, in particular, as defined in thedependent claims.

It shall be understood that a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention can also be any combination of the dependent claims or aboveembodiments with the respective independent claim.

These and other aspects of the invention will be apparent from andelucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows a system comprising a shaving device 1 connectable via acommunication interface 4 with a respective communication interface 8 ofa smart device 12. The connection may be wireless or wired, preferablythe connection is a short range wireless connection such as Bluetooth.The smart device may be any electronic device capable of runningsoftware applications, e.g. smart phone, tablet etc. Preferably, thesmart device should also be capable of wired or wireless communicationwith other devices especially via the internet 11, e.g. communicatingwith any server or cloud.

The shaving device 1 comprises a processing unit 2 to control theshaving device. Further, it may be used to process sensor data in casethe shaver is optionally equipped with sensors, such as pressure ormotion sensors. Preferably, a data storage 3 in which data from theprocessing unit may be stored before transfer to the smart device 12 isprovided. In this way, usage history data from the shaver may be storedin the shaving device 1 even if it is not connected to the smart device12 during shaving. The data can be read out the next time the smartdevice 12 is in connection with the shaving device 1. Hence, no usagedata is lost. The smart device 12 also comprises a user interface 9 andthe display unit 13. The user interface 9 and the display unit 13 may beconnected, for instance as a touch screen that allows displayinginteractive content and receiving user input by a user touching on aparticular element displayed on the screen. Alternatively, oradditionally, the user interface 9 may be provided to receive acousticinput and/or provide acoustic output. Furthermore, the smart device 12comprises a processing unit 6 and a data storage 7. The processing unitis used to process any data provided by the user and/or shaver toassociate and weight shaving related data with corresponding shavingadvice instructions. The processing unit may use logic 10 to determinean appropriate saving advice instruction. The logic may be comprised inthe smart device, in the shaver or in a remote device such as a centralserver. Based on the provided input data, the logic determines a shavingadvice instruction among a plurality of shaving advice instructions andoutputs the shaving advice instruction. A possible implementation ofsuch logic may be an algorithm in which different (combinations of)answers given by the user and data provided by the shaver are weightedand added to calculate an advice value for each shaving adviceinstruction. The questions/answers differ for each shaving adviceinstruction. These shaving advice instructions are categorized and percategory the advice with the highest advice value is given to the user.If equal advice values are determined, the safest advice is given to theuser. Another possibility of implementing the logic is to use a look-uptable which correlates shaving advice instructions to combinations ofinput data. In other words: if this data is provided, then this adviceshould be given. Such a look-up table may be stored either in the smartdevice 12 or even on a server the smart device 12 has access to. Anotheralternative implementation may represent a kind of flowchart meaningthat the determination method does not change but the input ispreconditioned differently. That is, the questions a user is asked andthe content/advice the user receives are dependent on the user'sposition in the flow. If a certain set of conditions is not fulfilled(like certain feedback questions are not answered, or the shaver has notbeen synced for a while, thus no shaver data is provided for a certaintime) the user will not move in the flow. However, as pointed out, anylogic may be implemented that is able to provide priorities to shavingadvice instructions based on the provided input data.

Upon first usage of the system, e.g. activation of the shaving device 1,the user is asked via a set of questions displayed by the smart device12 what the user's typical shaving issues are, e.g.:

-   -   Skin sensitivity, on a scale from not- to very sensitive, for        several beard areas, but at least for the neck and around the        mouth    -   Difficult to catch hairs    -   In-growing hairs    -   Pimples    -   Uneven skin (due to acne from the past)    -   Dry, tight skin

This input will be asked only at first usage, but can be updatedwhenever the user considers this to be necessary or on a routine basis.

The shaving device 1 is adapted to record usage data such as:

-   -   a last time the person actually shaved, to assess beard length,    -   an average shaving frequency (how often per week),    -   an average duration of a shave (to assess efficiency of shaving,        optional together with beard density, beard coverage and beard        length),    -   a shaving device's on/off status (to determine pre-shave, during        shave or aftershave status of user).

Besides timing information, e.g. first usage, duration of a shave,frequency of a shave, time of the day, etc., the shaving device 1 maycomprise one or more sensors 5, which provide further data regarding forexample the pressure and/or motion of a shaving device 1, especially thehead unit, during usage. A further optional data source is data fromopen API's, such as for instance cloud data:

-   -   Temperature and air humidity (for advice on wet/foam—or dry        usage)    -   Pollution (for specific pre-shave cleansing advice)

Based on the information, a variety of shaving advices could be given,for instance:

Pre-Shave Advice

-   -   To minimize friction, consider using wet shaving with foam for        sensitive skin, using your rotary shaver.    -   Consider pre-trimming before you shave.    -   Make sure your skin is dry, if you prefer a dry shave.

During Shave Advice

-   -   At your sensitive areas, use gentle pressure only, and keep the        number of strokes limited.    -   At your highly sensitive areas, use minimal pressure only, do        not stretch, and keep the number of strokes to a minimum.    -   Do not aim for optimal closeness in the areas where you have        in-growing hairs.    -   Approach difficult hairs from multiple directions while using        only little pressure.    -   On the areas where you have pimples, use minimal pressure only,        do not stretch, and keep the number of strokes to a minimum.    -   For the areas where your skin is uneven, use gentle pressure        only, and keep the number of strokes limited.    -   Use the “sensitive” speed setting, for a gentle shave.    -   Use small circular movements, for effectively catching those        hairs.    -   Apply gentle pressure at the start. Upon finishing apply more        pressure for optimal closeness. For sensitive areas, follow the        specific pressure advice.    -   Try movements against the grain for extra closeness. Do not do        this in sensitive areas.    -   Stretch your skin to raise your hairs for more effective shaving        and extra closeness. Do not do this in sensitive areas

After-Shave Advice

-   -   Use a soothing, alcohol free after-shave balm to calm your skin    -   Shave every other day, to give your skin recovery time    -   When your skin allows it, shave every day, to prevent hairs        growing in.    -   After shaving, use a moisturizing lotion to hydrate your skin    -   Gently cleanse your face after shaving, using the cleansing        brush. Avoid the areas that are irritated after shaving.

The plurality of shaving advice instructions is preferably stored in thedata storage 7 of the smart device 12. The logic determines, based onthe provided input data, and optionally on further data like reportedprogress/feedback on the specific issues (issue can be solved, becomemore or less severe, (re-)appear), usage history, e.g. sessions becomeshorter, have fewer interruptions, user now shaves at another time ofthe day, etc., a shaving advice instruction among a plurality of shavingadvice instructions having the highest priority to the user. The shavingadvice instruction may either be provided before, during or aftershaving or there may be one shaving advice instruction for each period.In the below example, assuming a first use (based on first use of thesystem and no recorded shaving sessions) of the shaving device 1 for aperson with very sensitive skin areas, but also other specific issues,the most relevant shaving advice instruction for this person for thisspecific shave would be:

-   -   At your highly sensitive areas, use minimal pressure only, do        not stretch your skin, and keep the number of strokes to a        minimum.

After the person has turned off the shaving device 1, the systemanalyses whether the usage was long enough to be recognized as a shave.In case the decision is positive, a corresponding after shave advice maybe given, for instance:

-   -   Use a soothing, alcohol free after shave balm to calm your skin

The system may also ask the user, via the user interface 9, how the skinfeels after this shave and record the answer provided via the userinterface. Assuming the advice already improved the shaving resultsubstantially, and assuming the person shaves again after for instance 3days or more, the system may recalculate the priorities for each of theplurality of shaving advice instructions taking into account the 3 daysor more of non-usage and the feedback provided by the user after thefirst shave, such that the next advice provided when activating thesystem before the next shave may be:

-   -   Consider pre-trimming before you shave

After the person has turned off the shaving device after finishingshaving, the new after-shave advice line would be:

-   -   When your skin allows it, shave every day, to prevent hairs        growing in.

In this way, the advice given is very comprehensive, well memorable andactionable. All advice given previously will be stored in a list, e.g. asmart routine that a user can always read back at his convenience.

The user improves the shaving performance step by step, shave by shaveuntil an optimal shaving result is achieved.

FIG. 2 shows a second preferred embodiment in which parts of thefunctionality of the smart device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 areincluded in the shaving device 101 having a processing unit 102 a datastorage 103. The following description will thus only describe the deltato the embodiment of FIG. 1. The communication interface 104 of theshaving device 101 may enable communication via short rangecommunication such as Bluetooth, for instance with an external display20. Furthermore, the communication interface 104 may also enablecommunication with the internet 11, either wired or wireless. The userinterface 109 is integrated in the shaving device 101 and may comprise avisual display unit 120. Alternatively, or additionally, the userinterface may be an acoustic interface. Hence, the user may be presentedwith a variety of selection options concerning beard type, skinsensitivity and the user may select one of the options for instance bysaying a number. The advice may as well be given in acoustic form,either before, during or after shaving.

Furthermore, the shaving device 101 may send the shaving adviceinstruction to a display unit 20 contained in an external electronicdevice, such as for instance an entertainment device such as a radio oranother personal care system providing a display or a smart watch or asmart mirror which may have a section to display content. In analternative embodiment of the shaving device 101, the visual displayunit 120 might be a projector unit adapted to project the advice on amirror that a person shaving is looking into.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method of providing shaving advice, themethod comprising acts of: receiving usage data from a shaving device;receiving personal assessment data provided by a user input from a uservia a user interface; determining a shaving advice instruction, among aplurality of shaving advice instructions, based on (i) an analysis ofthe usage data, using logic associating shaving related data withcorresponding shaving advice instructions, and (ii) an analysis of thepersonal assessment data provided by the user via the user interface;and providing the determined shaving advice instruction to the user viathe user interface, wherein the personal assessment data comprisesinformation relating to skin sensitivity of the user.
 2. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises an act ofstoring the usage data as usage history, wherein the act of determiningthe shaving advice instruction among the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions is further based on an analysis of the usage history. 3.The method according to claim 1, further comprising an act of receivinguser feedback data, wherein the act of determining the shaving adviceinstruction among the plurality of shaving advice instructions isfurther based on an analysis of the feedback data.
 4. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the usage data received from the shavingdevice comprise timing information related to shaving sessions, andwherein the timing information include at least one of usage countinformation, durations of the shaving sessions, frequency of the shavingsessions, interruptions during the shaving sessions, and times of day ofthe shaving sessions.
 5. The method according to claim 1, furthercomprising an act of receiving environmental information via an openapplication programming interface, wherein the act of determining theshaving advice instruction among the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions is further based on an analysis of the environmentalinformation.
 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising anact of receiving experience reports from other users, wherein the act ofdetermining the shaving advice instruction among the plurality ofshaving advice instructions is further based on an analysis of theexperience reports.
 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein theusage data further comprises pressure data and/or motion data measuredby the shaving device.
 8. A computer program stored in a non-transitorycomputer readable medium and including computer instructions executableby a by a processor for causing the processor to carry out a method asdefined in claim 1 when the computer instructions are executed in theprocessor.
 9. A personal care system comprising: a shaving devicecomprising a processor and a communication interface adapted tocommunicate data with an external device and/or network; a smart devicecomprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface adapted tocommunicate data with the external device and/or network, a userinterface, and a display; and logic associating shaving related datawith corresponding shaving advice instructions; wherein the smart deviceis adapted to receive personal assessment data provided as a user inputby a user via the user interface, to receive, via the communicationinterface, usage data from the shaving device, wherein the processor ofthe smart device is further adapted to determine a shaving adviceinstruction, among a plurality of shaving advice instructions, based on(i) an analysis of the personal assessment data provided by the user viathe user interface, and (ii) an analysis of the usage data, using thelogic, and to provide the determined shaving advice instruction via theuser interface, and wherein the personal assessment data comprisesinformation relating to skin sensitivity of the user.
 10. The personalcare system according to claim 9, wherein the usage data include timinginformation related to a shaving session, wherein the smart device isadapted to save the usage data as usage history, and wherein theprocessor of the smart device is further adapted to determine theshaving advice instruction, among the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions, further based on the usage history.
 11. The personal caresystem according to claim 9, wherein the shaving device comprises aninternal storage adapted to store the usage data for periods in whichthe shaving device is not communicatively coupled to the smart device.12. The personal care system according to claim 9, wherein the smartdevice is further adapted to receive, via an open applicationprogramming interface, environmental information and/or experiencereports from other users, and wherein the processor of the smart deviceis further adapted to determine the shaving advice instruction, amongthe plurality of shaving advice instructions, further based on ananalysis of the environmental information and/or the experience reports.13. The personal care system according to claim 9, wherein the shavingdevice further comprises a sensor adapted to measure pressure and/ormotion applied to a shaving head unit of the shaving device, and whereinthe shaving device is adapted to provide data, provided by the sensor,as the usage data to the smart device.
 14. A shaving device comprising:a processor; a memory couplable to the processor; and a user interfaceadapted to receive a user input from a user; wherein the processor isconfigured to: receive, via the user interface, personal assessment dataprovided by the user included in the user input to the user interface bythe user, record usage data of the shaving device; determine a shavingadvice instruction, among a plurality of shaving advice instructions,based on an analysis of (i) the personal assessment data provided by theuser via the user interface, and (ii) the usage data, using logicassociating shaving related data with the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions, and provide the determined shaving advice instruction viathe user interface, wherein the personal assessment data comprisesinformation relating to skin sensitivity of the user.
 15. The shavingdevice of claim 14, wherein the usage data include timing informationrelated to a shaving session, wherein the processor is configured tostore the usage data in the memory as usage history and determine theshaving advice instruction among the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions based on an analysis of the usage history.
 16. The shavingdevice of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to: receive userfeedback data from the user via the user interface, calculate prioritiesfor each of the plurality of shaving advice instructions, andrecalculate priorities for the each of the plurality of shaving adviceinstructions based on the feedback data provided by the user via theuser interface.
 17. The shaving device of claim 14, wherein theprocessor is configured to: provide weights to the personal assessmentdata to calculate an advice value for each shaving advice instruction ofthe plurality of shaving advice instructions, categorize the pluralityof shaving advice instructions in categories, determine a valuableshaving advice instruction having a highest advice value per category ofthe categories, and provide the valuable shaving advice instruction ofat least one the categories to the user via the user interface.
 18. Theshaving device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured toprovide a safest shaving advice instruction when the category includesat least two shaving advice instructions having the highest advicevalue.